Some miscellaneous updates…
The passing siding for the outer loop is finished. At some point in the near future it will be blocked off so I can power down any engines that might be sitting there. Also in this pic, you can see that the crossover between the outer and inner loop is complete. On the innermost loop, the siding is temporary. I threw it on there because I had a manual 036 switch but eventually that straight section will be a series of turnouts for the inner yard. You can see 2 10” straight pieces that are disconnected. That’s where the connection between the second and third loops will go.
A close-up of where the connection between the second and third loops will go. There isn’t enough real estate on the table to add an opposing crossover. The switcher will have to move trains between the two loops using only this future connection.
I decided to re-design the crossover from the outer loop to the yard. In one of my above pics you can see the siding wraps around and sits between the 2nd and 3rd loop. It just looks a little awkward. I moved the turnout and crossing further down to the end of the table. This way, I can incorporate another crossing over the 3rd loop so the siding will be in the center of the table with the rest of the yard. I think it will look better like that. I want someplace to park a larger engine with an 072 minimum curve requirement and not necessarily leave it on the passing siding.
